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    So the 308 Win seems approved by AH, what about the rifle?

    I can only speculate! I think they made the recoil lug like that in order to save costs. Do you really need a steel recoil lug? After all, it unloads the recoil impulse on a piece of wood or plastic. That little ledge on the receiver, that the lug mates to, is probably enough to take the...
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    So the 308 Win seems approved by AH, what about the rifle?

    I have a Tikka and a couple of older sako's. I'm also a mechanical engineer by trade and i believe I get to have an opinion on the mechanical design of these rifles. In my opinion, the Tikka is a superior design to most other on the market. Extremely smooth action. Very sturdy and accurate...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    Hey guys if you haven't noticed, this thread is from 2013 and my little 308 did just fine. Pics of dead (smallish) eland have been posted. The PH had no concerns using the 308. The Eland however, had a lot of cause for concern. The bullet did shed a lot of weight, but a part of it penetrated...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: BWH 2.0 Official Report

    What about your equipment and rifles? Any new wisdom aquired? What rifles did you bring? What load did you use on the eland?
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    When have you ever been let down by the performance of your rifle on game?

    Hey 16 Ga, Did you make some kind of autopsy on that doe? The way you're describing it, it kinda sounds like shot placement. :cool:
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    When have you ever been let down by the performance of your rifle on game?

    We often discuss cartridge selection talking about "sensible minimums" and various thresholds. A lot of us, however, don't really have any concrete and comprehensive data on performance on game that could support all these rock-hard claims that I and others make when we're discussing calibres...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    My father and I went to a superb place near Bloemfontein. It was my first time hunting in South Africa, and it was amazing. The people were great too. Skilled, knowledgeable in their field and very friendly. To me, this thread was a way to use the collective experience on the board to get a...
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    How to bring a suppressor to South Africa?

    Here's how it all played out in the end: My outfitter/travel agent thought it best to register the suppressor, so I handed in the serial number and perhaps British Airways kept a record of the suppressor. When filling out the forms I just wrote down "bolt action sako rifle with suppressor Serial...
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    How to bring a suppressor to South Africa?

    I see, thank you for your reply. Our contact said "as long as it's registered, it's ok". But he's not from SA, and I didn'treally push him for an answer. I think he either gave me a conservative answer, or he just meant that the airline wanted to have it registered beforehand. I think I'm going...
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    How to bring a suppressor to South Africa?

    Hello, I've got a hunting trip to south africa planned and booked for this june. We're looking forward to going! All tickets are booked and the police have sent me a confirmation on the rifle I am bringing. I thought the sa police didn't care at all about suppressors, so I did not send them...
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    Do you need high boots in SA by June?

    I'm getting a new pair of boots for an antelope hunt in the area around Kimberley SA. I'm looking at two different models and I can't decide wether to go with 8" or 11" boots (height). Is it likely that I'll have to cross many small rivers and streams? Although it's nice to have a good...
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    Planning first africa trip

    Hello, THANK YOU to everybody who has sent me an offer! I'm sorry for not replying to each individual offer, let's just say I've gotten quite a few! The trip is now booked! In the end a major deciding factor, right or wrong, ended up being that the outfitter we picked had had quite a few...
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    Planning first africa trip

    Father and son. I am the son. We're looking at first half of 2014.
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    Planning first africa trip

    What we (2ppl) are looking for is hunting enough to get 3-6 kills each, with a few trophies and photos to bring home. We're not trophy collectors, rather we're looking for a great stalking experience in a for us completely new environment. I don't know what kind of time frame is appropriate for...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    Using anything but premium controlled expansion bullets is out of the question for this quest. That much I've understood from this thread. Currently I only use hornady's inexpensive 165 gr btsp. Will be complementing them with ttsx. I'm awaiting a new .308 now, a Sako Forester L 579...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    I do reload, and I will make sure I know very well the performance of whatever load(s) I bring. I e-mailed a PH that my dad hunted with earlier and he answered "the .308 will be perfect! Just make sure to bring good hard bullets - barnes for example".
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    And thus, as I understand you; versus a large animal, using a .308 (handloaded ammo premium bullets), at the extended range of 300 yards, it would be unwise to take a shoulder shot, but wise to do so with a .300 magnum. Others seem to be saying that a .308 would be fine, perhaps with the...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    I notice that enysse is the first replier to say that there is a relevant difference between the different .30 caliber cartridges for this scenario. I was under the impression that the aiming point for a lung shot is quite close to the shoulder and that an attempted lung shot easily could...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    Thank you! This seems like a nice forum! I have have rarely or never taken a shot at live game at over 150 yards. If they're that far away then I usually have a good chance at sneaking up on them... If I'm on a paid hunt I would prepare for any situation though, and I have no idea of what...
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    300 yard eland shoulder shot with a .308 - would you take it?

    Hello! If all goes well, next year I might be going to South Africa with my dad for plains game hunting. I've been craving a nice, light .308 for about a year and I'm getting to a point where I'm feeling a firearm purchase might be justified. I live in Sweden and our unarmored moose are no...
 
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